CVE-2000-1226 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Snort by sending unknown non-IP protocols when configured for ASCII packet logging.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-1226?
CVE-2000-1226 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Snort 1.6, when running in straight ASCII packet logging mode or IDS mode with straight decoded ASCII packet logging selected, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by sending non-IP protocols that Snort does not know about, as demonstrated by an nmap protocol scan.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1226?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Snort Snort.
How do I fix CVE-2000-1226?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1226 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2000-1226 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-1226 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-35rf-v5xv-3376.